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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:29
- 12♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:29
- 2♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:29
- 7♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:27: 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.