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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:39
- 11☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:39
- 3☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 09:01: 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.