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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:30
- 7♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:05
- 9♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 21:56
- 2♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.