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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:35
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:09
- 2♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:35 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 16h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 7h 02m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:35 to 05:59: 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.