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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 09:21
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:22 – 09:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:36
- 3☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:43
- 8♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 14:57
- 10☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:34
- 3♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:20
- 5☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:13
- 10♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:58
- 12☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:21, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:22 to 09:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.