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, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:01
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:43
- 2☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:23
- 11☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 09:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:01 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:01 to 09:43: 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.