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 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:15
- 12♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:15
- 2♀︎ Venus22:15 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 16h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 7h 10m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:48 to 06:13: 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.