Planetary hours
in Pinsk.
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, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:58
- 2☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:37
- 11☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pinsk?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:19 to 09:58: 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.