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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 09:12
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 09:49
- 2☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:28
- 11☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:12, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:11 to 09:49: 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.