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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:07
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:08
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:21
- 3♂︎ Mars10:21 – 10:58
- 4☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 15:55
- 12♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:55
- 2☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:36
- 9☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:45
- 12♂︎ Mars07:45 – 09:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:07 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:08, lasts 16h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:07 to 09:44: 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.