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, 5 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:14
- 4♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 14:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:31
- 11♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:08
- 12☉︎ Sun16:08 – 16:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:45 – 18:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:31
- 3☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:41
- 6♂︎ Mars23:41 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:13
- 10☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 08:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 5 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 7h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 16h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 09:23 to 10:00: 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.