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, 2 February 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:21
- 3☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:35
- 6♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:34
- 12☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Friday, 2 February 2029, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:51 to 09:36: 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.