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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:44
- 2☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 16:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:24
- 11☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:06 to 09:44: 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.