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 Sunday, 31 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:57
- 11☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:06
- 2♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:58
- 3☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:50
- 4♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 31 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.