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, 14 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:42
- 3☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 14 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:14: 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.