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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:15
- 9☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 19:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:25
- 12♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:25
- 2♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:39
- 4☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:29
- 7♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 7h 21m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.