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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 17:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:31
- 2♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:03
- 4☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pinsk?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:08: 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.