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 Sunday, 30 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:59
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:37
- 2♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:19
- 11☽︎ Moon15:19 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:54
- 10☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:17
- 11♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 09:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 30 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:59 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:59 to 09:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.