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, 15 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 09:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:37
- 3♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:16
- 4☉︎ Sun11:16 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:13
- 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:33
- 12♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:32
- 2☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:55
- 9☽︎ Moon03:55 – 05:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:56
- 12♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Saturday, 15 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:18 to 09:57: 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.