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, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:51
- 3☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:52
- 6♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:11
- 9☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:31
- 10♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:10
- 12☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:31 to 10:11: 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.