Planetary hours
in Barysaw.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:41 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 20:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:02
- 2♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 23:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 15m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:41 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.