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, 3 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 09:54
- 2☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:15 – 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 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:35
- 11☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:14 to 09:54: 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.