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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:51
- 4♂︎ Mars09:51 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:13
- 6♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:09
- 11♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:20
- 12☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:08
- 3☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:34
- 6♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:12
- 8♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:49
- 10☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:17 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.