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 Monday, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:24
- 5☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:18
- 6♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:05
- 8☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:46
- 11♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:40
- 12☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:46
- 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.