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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:48: 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.