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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:03
- 2☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:19
- 3♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:53
- 9☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:09
- 10♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:41
- 12☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:25
- 3♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:09
- 4☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.