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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:23 – 09:59
- 2☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:35
- 3♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:46
- 5☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 14:44
- 10♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 15:55
- 12☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:44
- 4☉︎ Sun20:44 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:57
- 7☽︎ Moon00:57 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 05:11
- 10♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:35
- 11☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:59
- 12♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Tuesday, 22 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 09:24, lasts 16h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.