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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:58
- 9☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:41
- 12♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:41
- 2♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:18: 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.