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 Sunday, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:06
- 11☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:06
- 3☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:09
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.