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, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:39: 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.