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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon09:23 – 09:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:10
- 4♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:45
- 5☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:21
- 6♀︎ Venus12:21 – 12:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:32
- 8☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 14:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:19
- 11♂︎ Mars15:19 – 15:55
- 12☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:19
- 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:57
- 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:21
- 8♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 05:10
- 10☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:31: 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 Moon, from 09:23 to 09:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.