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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 09:26
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:08
- 2☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:12
- 5♂︎ Mars12:12 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 04:11
- 9♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:49
- 11☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:27 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:26, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:27 to 10:08: 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.