Planetary hours
in Pinsk.
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, 2 January 2030: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:03
- 2☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:42
- 11☽︎ Moon06:42 – 08:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pinsk?
On Wednesday, 2 January 2030, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:24 to 10:03: 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.