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 Saturday, 2 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:56
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:15
- 3♂︎ Mars10:15 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:50
- 10♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:09
- 12♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:09
- 2☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:36
- 12♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Saturday, 2 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:56 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:56 to 09:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.