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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:21
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:21 – 09:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:32
- 3☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 15:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:54
- 2☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 05:09
- 10♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:57
- 12☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:21 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 16h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:21 to 09:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.