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, 9 December 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:14
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:02
- 4♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:38
- 5☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 12:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:27
- 8☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:17
- 11♂︎ Mars15:17 – 15:53
- 12☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:17
- 3☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:28
- 6♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:15
- 8♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 05:03
- 10☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 09:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 9 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:14, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:13 to 09:49: 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.