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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:53
- 2♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:42
- 3☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Homyel'?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.