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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:16
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 09:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:28
- 3♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:04
- 4☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 05:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:53
- 12♂︎ Mars07:53 – 09:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:16 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:16 to 09:52: 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.