Planetary hours
in Minsk.
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 Saturday, 23 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:46
- 10♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:35
- 5♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.