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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:45
- 2♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:49
- 11☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:16
- 2♂︎ Mars22:16 – 22:49
- 3☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:12
- 11♀︎ Venus03:12 – 03:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 17h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 6h 35m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:18 to 05:45: 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.