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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:02
- 2☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:40
- 11☽︎ Moon06:40 – 08:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 7h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:25 to 10:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.