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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:10
- 12♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:10
- 2♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:31
- 4☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:51: 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.