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 Tuesday, 21 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:00
- 2☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:37
- 3♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:50
- 5☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:17
- 9☉︎ Sun14:17 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:07
- 12☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 18:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 22:17
- 5♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:14
- 10♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:37
- 11☉︎ Sun06:37 – 08:01
- 12♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 21 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:24 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?
Mars, from 09:24 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.