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 Wednesday, 30 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 06:01
- 2☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:17
- 2♀︎ Venus22:17 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 30 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 17h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:35 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.