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 Wednesday, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.