Planetary hours
in Homyel'.
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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:04
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 09:03
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:43
- 2☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:23
- 11☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Homyel'?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:04 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:03, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:04 to 09:43: 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.