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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:08
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:28
- 11☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 09:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:08 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:08 to 09:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.