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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:24
- 3☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:06
- 10☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:51
- 5☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.