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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 10:52
- 3♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:31
- 4☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:10
- 5♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 04:10
- 9☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:12
- 12♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.