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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:39
- 9♀︎ Venus15:39 – 17:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:08: 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.