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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:03
- 2☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:10
- 9♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:45
- 11☽︎ Moon06:45 – 08:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:20 to 10:03: 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.