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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:53
- 2♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:47
- 11☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:14
- 2♂︎ Mars22:14 – 22:48
- 3☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 03:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 17h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 6h 48m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:26 to 05:53: 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.