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, 29 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:39
- 2☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 10:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:19
- 11☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 09:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Wednesday, 29 November 2028, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:00 to 09:39: 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.