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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:16
- 10♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:32
- 11☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:01
- 5♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:46
- 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:12: 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.