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 Saturday, 8 June 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:17
- 10♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 20:10
- 12♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:10
- 2☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 03:46
- 12♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 8 June 2024, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 17h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 6h 44m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:20 to 05:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.