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, 25 November 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:54
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:33
- 2♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:54
- 10☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Sunday, 25 November 2029, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:54, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:53 to 09:33: 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.