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, 18 May 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:17
- 2♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:38
- 3☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:59
- 4♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:41
- 6☽︎ Moon11:41 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:45
- 9♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:06
- 10☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:27
- 11♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 21:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:05
- 4♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:44
- 5☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:23
- 6♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:41
- 8☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 02:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:37
- 11♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:16
- 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 04:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 18 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:56 to 06:17: 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.