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, 4 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:42 to 08:37: 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.