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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:33
- 8♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:50
- 9☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:44
- 12☽︎ Moon19:44 – 21:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:09
- 4☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:51
- 5♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:16
- 7☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:28 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.