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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:50
- 9☽︎ Moon15:50 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:47: 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.