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 Thursday, 23 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:01
- 2♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:38
- 3☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:14
- 4♀︎ Venus11:14 – 11:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 14:54
- 10☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:31
- 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 16:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:44 – 18:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:54
- 4♂︎ Mars20:54 – 22:18
- 5☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 01:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 05:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:38
- 11♂︎ Mars06:38 – 08:02
- 12☉︎ Sun08:02 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 23 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:25 to 10:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.