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, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:17
- 10☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:49: 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.