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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:05
- 2♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:21
- 4☽︎ Moon11:21 – 11:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:20
- 10☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:42
- 11♀︎ Venus06:42 – 08:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 7h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:27 to 10:05: 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.