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 Tuesday, 7 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:00
- 2☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:24
- 12☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:56
- 4☉︎ Sun20:56 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:02
- 12♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 7 November 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:16 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.