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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:02
- 2♀︎ Venus10:02 – 10:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:16
- 4☽︎ Moon11:16 – 11:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:53
- 9♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:16
- 10☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:39
- 11♀︎ Venus06:39 – 08:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Minsk?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 7h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 16h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:25 to 10:02: 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.