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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:23
- 10♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:40
- 11☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:58
- 12♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 21:58
- 2☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:06
- 5♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:46 to 07:03: 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.