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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 17:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:47
- 12♂︎ Mars19:47 – 21:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:10 – 21:47
- 2♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:42 to 06:04: 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.