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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:16
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:16 – 09:57
- 2♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:18
- 4☽︎ Moon11:18 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:17
- 10☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:36
- 11♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:16 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:16 to 09:57: 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.