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 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:55
- 2☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:36
- 11☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:15 to 09:55: 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.