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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:19 – 09:57
- 2☉︎ Sun09:57 – 10:35
- 3♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:39
- 3♂︎ Mars19:39 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:12
- 10♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:34
- 11☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:56
- 12♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 7h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:19 to 09:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.