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 Saturday, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:33
- 2☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.