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, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Homyel'?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:30: 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.