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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:33: 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.