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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:05
- 2♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:23
- 4♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:42
- 6☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.