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 Monday, 20 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:13
- 4♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:50
- 5☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:26
- 6♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 14:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:29
- 11♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:06
- 12☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:43 – 18:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 01:03
- 7☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:13
- 10☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 08:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Monday, 20 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:23 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.