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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:51
- 8♂︎ Mars14:51 – 16:11
- 9☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:31
- 10♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 20:11
- 12☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 22:52
- 3♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:31
- 4☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:11
- 5♀︎ Venus00:11 – 00:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.