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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:53
- 2☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:31
- 11☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 16h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:15 to 09:53: 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.