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 Saturday, 9 February 2030: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:08
- 3♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:05
- 12♀︎ Venus17:05 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:05
- 2☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:19
- 12♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 9 February 2030, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:35 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.