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 Saturday, 20 January 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:33
- 3♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:14
- 4☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:55
- 5♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:54
- 9☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:51
- 12♂︎ Mars07:51 – 09:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Saturday, 20 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:11 to 09:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.