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, 4 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:03
- 2☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:40
- 3♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 11:55
- 5☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:48
- 8♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:03
- 10♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 21:03
- 4☉︎ Sun21:03 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:17
- 10♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:40
- 11☉︎ Sun06:40 – 08:02
- 12♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 4 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:25 to 10:03: 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.