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 Friday, 22 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Friday, 22 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.