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, 11 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:00
- 2☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:39
- 3♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 11:56
- 5☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:48
- 3♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:17
- 10♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:38
- 11☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:59
- 12♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 11 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:21 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.