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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:42
- 3☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 11:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:59
- 9☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:20
- 10♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 08:02
- 12☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:24 to 10:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.