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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:21
- 11☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.