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 Monday, 14 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:49
- 4♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:37
- 5☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:01
- 8☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:25
- 11♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:13
- 12☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:25
- 3☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 00:00
- 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 14 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:25 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.