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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:12
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:11 – 09:47
- 2☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:24
- 3♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 15:53
- 12☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:41
- 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 05:02
- 10♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:25
- 11☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:49
- 12♀︎ Venus07:49 – 09:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:12, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:11 to 09:47: 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.