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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:38
- 2☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:17
- 11☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 09:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:00 to 09:38: 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.