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, 4 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:58
- 2♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 4 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:49: 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.