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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:52
- 12♂︎ Mars19:52 – 21:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:52
- 2♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 07:08: 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.