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 Thursday, 18 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:05
- 2♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:55
- 3☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:44
- 4♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:24
- 6☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:42
- 10☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:31
- 11♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:41
- 4♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:51
- 5☉︎ Sun22:51 – 00:02
- 6♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:22
- 8☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:53
- 11♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Thursday, 18 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:16 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.