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, 4 December 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 10:57
- 4♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:35
- 5☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:12
- 6♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:26
- 8☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:18
- 11♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:55
- 12☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:18
- 3☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:27
- 6♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:50
- 7☉︎ Sun00:50 – 02:13
- 8♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 09:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 4 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:06 to 09:43: 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.