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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:34: 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.