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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:50
- 2☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:30
- 3♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:50
- 5☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:10
- 10♀︎ Venus15:10 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 05:09
- 10♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:29
- 11☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:48
- 12♀︎ Venus07:48 – 09:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:09 to 09:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.