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, 7 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:31
- 2♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:25
- 11♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 7 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:35 to 08:31: 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.