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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:20
- 3☽︎ Moon10:20 – 10:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 15:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:55
- 2☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:44
- 12☽︎ Moon07:44 – 09:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 16h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:05 to 09:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.