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, 17 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 17 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:46 to 06:08: 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.