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 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:55
- 4☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 8 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:36 to 09:23: 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.