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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:40
- 3☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:52
- 4♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:03
- 10☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:15
- 11♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:03
- 4♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:52
- 5☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:40
- 6♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:17
- 8☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:41
- 11♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:16 to 07:28: 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.