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, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:14
- 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 7h 04m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:41 to 06:06: 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.