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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:41
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:41 – 06:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 17:16
- 10☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 20:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 21:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:04
- 2☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:40
- 3♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:41 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 16h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 7h 16m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:41 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.