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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 06:03
- 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 20:06
- 12♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:06
- 2♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 10m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:39 to 06:03: 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.