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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:55
- 2☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 20:12
- 12♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:12
- 2♀︎ Venus22:12 – 22:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 17h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 6h 54m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:30 to 05:55: 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.