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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:33
- 12♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:33
- 2♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.