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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:30
- 9♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:04
- 3☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:46
- 11♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.