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 Wednesday, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:04
- 2☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 11:59
- 5♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:42
- 11☽︎ Moon06:42 – 08:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:25 to 10:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.