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, 8 September 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:43
- 5☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:49
- 6♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:02
- 8☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:21
- 11♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:27
- 12☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:21
- 3☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:03
- 6♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:57
- 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:50
- 8♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:38
- 10☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 8 September 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:24: 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.