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, 28 July 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 09:02
- 4♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:25
- 8☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 17:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:28
- 11♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:49
- 12☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:28
- 3☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:26
- 6♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:45
- 8♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:03
- 10☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 28 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:00 to 06:21: 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.