Planetary hours
in Vitebsk.
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 Monday, 12 February 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:51
- 4♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:26
- 6♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:01
- 8☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:22
- 11♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:10
- 12☉︎ Sun17:10 – 17:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 00:00
- 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:50
- 10☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 12 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:30 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.