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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 10:52
- 3☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:45
- 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:49
- 8♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:10
- 9☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:31
- 10♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:12
- 12☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.