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, 4 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:06
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:19
- 3♂︎ Mars10:19 – 10:57
- 4☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 15:55
- 12♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:55
- 2☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:43
- 12♂︎ Mars07:43 – 09:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 4 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:06, lasts 16h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:05 to 09:42: 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.