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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:12
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:47
- 2☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:12, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:10 to 09:47: 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.