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 Saturday, 1 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:40
- 3♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:17
- 4☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:54
- 5♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:38
- 11☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:15
- 12♀︎ Venus16:15 – 16:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:15
- 2☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 08:03
- 12♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Saturday, 1 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:26 to 10:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.