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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:22
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 09:59
- 2☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:51
- 9♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:37
- 11☽︎ Moon06:37 – 08:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:22 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:22 to 09:59: 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.