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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:58
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:47
- 2☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:52
- 6☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:32
- 11☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:58, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:00 to 09:47: 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.