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, 7 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:46
- 2☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:23
- 3♀︎ Venus10:23 – 10:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 15:54
- 12☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:41
- 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 05:00
- 10♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:24
- 11☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:47
- 12♀︎ Venus07:47 – 09:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 7 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 7h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:09 to 09:46: 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.