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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:22 – 09:58
- 2♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:09
- 4☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:19
- 11☽︎ Moon15:19 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:55
- 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:34
- 11♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:22 to 09:58: 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.