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 Monday, 26 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 09:00
- 4♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:43
- 6♀︎ Venus11:43 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:26
- 8☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:31
- 11♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:52
- 12☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:14 – 21:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:31
- 3☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:27
- 6♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:44
- 8♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:01
- 10☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 04:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 26 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:55 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.