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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 09:12
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:53
- 2♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:31
- 11♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:12, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:14 to 09:53: 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.