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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:59: 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.