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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:38
- 2♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:08
- 2♂︎ Mars21:08 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Homyel'?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:23 to 06:38: 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.