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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 09:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:38
- 3♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:18
- 4☉︎ Sun11:18 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:57
- 12♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:17 to 09:58: 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.