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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:23
- 2♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:09
- 3☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:55
- 4♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 07:03: 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.