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, 12 February 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:34
- 2☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:01
- 5♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:49
- 8☉︎ Sun02:49 – 04:00
- 9♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:22
- 11☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 12 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:45 to 09:34: 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.