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 Tuesday, 8 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:47
- 2☉︎ Sun05:47 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:24
- 8♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:50
- 9☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 20:09
- 12☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:43
- 3♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 23:50
- 5♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 03:46
- 12♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 8 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 6h 45m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:21 to 05:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.