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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:52
- 12♂︎ Mars19:52 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:52
- 2♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:09
- 4☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:59 to 06:20: 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.