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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:10
- 2♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:26
- 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:42
- 4♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:14
- 6☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 16:02
- 9♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:18
- 10☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:34
- 11♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:19
- 4♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:03
- 5☉︎ Sun00:03 – 00:47
- 6♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:15
- 8☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:27
- 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:54 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.