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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:28
- 4☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 16:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:14
- 12♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:15
- 2☽︎ Moon22:15 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:13
- 5♂︎ Mars00:13 – 00:52
- 6☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.