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, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 09:56
- 2☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:09
- 5♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:08
- 9♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:39
- 11☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:11 to 09:56: 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.