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 Friday, 5 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:16
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:16 – 09:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:36
- 3☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 11:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:35
- 6♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:56
- 9☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:17
- 10♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:57
- 12☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:16 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:16 to 09:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.