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 Thursday, 9 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:11
- 2♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:51
- 3☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:31
- 4♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:52
- 6☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:33
- 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:13
- 11♀︎ Venus16:13 – 16:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:33
- 4♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:12
- 6♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:51
- 8☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:50
- 11♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:10
- 12☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Thursday, 9 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:30 to 10:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.