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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:53
- 12♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:53
- 2♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 08:05: 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.