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, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:19
- 3♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:45
- 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:34
- 12♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:52 to 09:36: 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.