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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:46
- 2☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:27
- 3♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 13:56
- 8♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:42
- 12☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 20:00
- 3♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:08
- 10♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:26
- 11☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:44
- 12♀︎ Venus07:44 – 09:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:04 to 09:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.