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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:50
- 4♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:12
- 5☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 17:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:23
- 11♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:44
- 12☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 00:55
- 7☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:33
- 8♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:49
- 10☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:45 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.