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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:00
- 2♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:37
- 3☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:14
- 4♀︎ Venus11:14 – 11:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:19
- 9♂︎ Mars14:19 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:33
- 11♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 16:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:20
- 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:43
- 6♀︎ Venus23:43 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:29
- 8☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:38
- 11♂︎ Mars06:38 – 08:01
- 12☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 16h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:23 to 10:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.