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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:45
- 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 13:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 17:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:21
- 11♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:40
- 12☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:21
- 3☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:24
- 6♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:05
- 7☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:10 to 06:29: 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.