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 Saturday, 6 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:08
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 09:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:22
- 3♂︎ Mars10:22 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:50
- 7☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 15:54
- 12♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:54
- 2☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 05:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:46
- 12♂︎ Mars07:46 – 09:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 6 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:08 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:08 to 09:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.