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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:17
- 2♀︎ Venus22:17 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:35
- 4☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 16h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:43: 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.