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, 31 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:03
- 2♀︎ Venus10:03 – 10:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:17
- 4☽︎ Moon11:17 – 11:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:37
- 11☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:37
- 3☉︎ Sun19:37 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:54
- 9♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:17
- 10☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:40
- 11♀︎ Venus06:40 – 08:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 31 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:26 to 10:03: 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.