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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:32
- 9☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:45
- 10♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:11
- 12☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 21:58
- 3♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:32
- 5♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 05:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 07:01: 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.