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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 20:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:01
- 2♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:45 to 06:08: 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.