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 Monday, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:43
- 6♀︎ Venus11:43 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:26
- 8☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:29
- 11♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:51
- 12☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:30
- 3☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:27
- 6♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:44
- 8♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 04:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 48m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:58 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.