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, 17 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 22:59
- 4☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 04:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Wednesday, 17 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:20: 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.