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, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:46
- 2☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:27
- 11☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 09:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:04 to 09:46: 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.