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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:01
- 2♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:14
- 4☽︎ Moon11:14 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:29
- 11☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:13
- 10☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:37
- 11♀︎ Venus06:37 – 08:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:24 to 10:01: 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.