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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 16:02
- 9♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:49
- 11☽︎ Moon18:49 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:13
- 2♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:49
- 3☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:26
- 4♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 16h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 06:17: 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.