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, 28 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 28 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:46: 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.