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, 9 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:21 – 09:58
- 2☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:36
- 3♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:51
- 5☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:14
- 12☽︎ Moon16:14 – 16:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 18:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:13
- 10♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:35
- 11☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:58
- 12♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 9 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:21 to 09:58: 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.