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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:23
- 10☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 20:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:08
- 2☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:45
- 3♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:01
- 5☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:23
- 12☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.