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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:37
- 3♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:14
- 4☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:50
- 9☽︎ Moon03:50 – 05:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 08:01
- 12♂︎ Mars08:01 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:25 to 10:01: 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.