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, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:12
- 2☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:10
- 5♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:49
- 8☉︎ Sun02:49 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:51
- 11☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 16h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:33 to 10:12: 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.