Planetary hours
in Brest (Belarus).
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 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:07
- 2☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:11
- 9♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:47
- 11☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 17 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:25 to 10:07: 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.