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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:21
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 09:56
- 2♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:32
- 3☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:07
- 4♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:19
- 6☽︎ Moon12:19 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:06
- 9♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:42
- 10☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:18
- 11♀︎ Venus15:18 – 15:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:42
- 4♂︎ Mars20:42 – 22:06
- 5☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:19
- 8☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 05:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:32
- 11♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:57
- 12☉︎ Sun07:57 – 09:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:21, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:20 to 09:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.