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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:49
- 2☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:15
- 12♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:15
- 2♀︎ Venus22:15 – 22:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 03:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 17h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 6h 42m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:23 to 05:49: 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.