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, 24 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:00
- 2☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:10
- 5♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:54
- 6☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:03
- 9☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:09
- 9♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:43
- 11☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:17 to 10:00: 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.