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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:12
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:12 – 09:52
- 2♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:49
- 9♂︎ Mars03:49 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:30
- 11♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:12 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:12 to 09:52: 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.