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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:01
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:38
- 2☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:16
- 3♀︎ Venus10:16 – 10:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:41
- 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 15:57
- 12☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:41
- 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:48
- 7☽︎ Moon00:48 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:17
- 11☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:40
- 12♀︎ Venus07:40 – 09:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:01 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:01 to 09:38: 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.