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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:10
- 4☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pinsk?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:59: 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.