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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:47
- 8♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:03
- 9☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:20
- 10♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:53
- 12☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:37
- 3♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:20
- 4☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:04
- 5♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:47 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 07:07: 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.