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, 5 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:40
- 4☉︎ Sun08:40 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:41
- 11☉︎ Sun18:41 – 20:06
- 12♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:06
- 2☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 23:49
- 5♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 03:48
- 12♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 5 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 17h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 6h 50m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:23 to 05:49: 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.