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, 1 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:37
- 2☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:34
- 5☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:30
- 8♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:49
- 9☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:45
- 12☽︎ Moon19:45 – 21:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:27
- 3♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:49
- 5♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:16
- 10♂︎ Mars03:16 – 03:57
- 11☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Tuesday, 1 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:18 to 06:37: 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.