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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:17
- 2☉︎ Sun09:17 – 09:58
- 3♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:10
- 12☽︎ Moon16:10 – 16:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 18:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:29
- 3♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:48
- 4☉︎ Sun20:48 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:41
- 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 06:00
- 11☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:18
- 12♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:35 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.