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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:55
- 2☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 15:53
- 12♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:53
- 2♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:32
- 11☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:19 to 09:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.