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, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:47
- 2♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 20:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:08
- 2♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 23:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 03:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 17h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 6h 46m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:21 to 05:47: 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.