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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:17 – 09:53
- 2♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:29
- 11♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:17 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.