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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 09:59
- 2☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:35
- 11☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:23 to 09:59: 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.