Planetary hours
in Bobruysk.
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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:29
- 3♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:10
- 4☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 15:57
- 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:38
- 12♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:38
- 2☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:50
- 9☽︎ Moon03:50 – 05:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:47
- 12♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:07 to 09:48: 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.