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 Thursday, 20 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:12
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:53
- 2♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:34
- 3☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:14
- 4♀︎ Venus11:14 – 11:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 13:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:38
- 9♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:19
- 10☉︎ Sun15:19 – 15:59
- 11♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:18
- 4♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:57
- 6♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:35
- 8☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:33
- 11♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:52
- 12☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 20 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:12 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:12 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.