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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:25
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 09:24
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:48
- 3☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:53
- 6♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:52
- 8♂︎ Mars02:52 – 04:11
- 9☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:29
- 10♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:06
- 12☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:25 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:24, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:25 to 10:07: 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.