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, 14 January 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:18 – 09:57
- 2♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:16
- 4☽︎ Moon11:16 – 11:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:16
- 10☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:36
- 11♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 14 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:18 to 09:57: 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.