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, 1 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:03
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:04
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:20
- 3☽︎ Moon10:20 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:08
- 2☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:43
- 12☽︎ Moon07:43 – 09:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 1 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:03 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:04, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:03 to 09:41: 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.