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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:24
- 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pinsk?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:40 to 09:24: 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.