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, 1 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:01
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 10:54
- 4♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:25
- 8☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:19
- 11♂︎ Mars15:19 – 15:56
- 12☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 19:19
- 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:26
- 6♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:48
- 7☉︎ Sun00:48 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:55
- 10☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 09:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 1 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:01 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:01 to 09:39: 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.