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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:53
- 9☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:05
- 10♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:30
- 12☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:18
- 3♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:06
- 4☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:29
- 7☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:13 to 07:26: 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.