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 Sunday, 24 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:00
- 2♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 05:12
- 10☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:36
- 11♀︎ Venus06:36 – 08:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 24 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:24 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.