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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:00
- 2☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 11:59
- 5♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:39
- 6☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:39
- 11☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:20 to 10:00: 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.