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 Friday, 10 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:29
- 2☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:11
- 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 10 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:25 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.