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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:36: 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.