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 Sunday, 17 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:21 – 09:58
- 2♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:12
- 4☽︎ Moon11:12 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:29
- 11☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:49
- 9♂︎ Mars03:49 – 05:12
- 10☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:35
- 11♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 17 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 7h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:21 to 09:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.