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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:40
- 11☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.