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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 17:01
- 10♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:12
- 11☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:23
- 12♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:23
- 2☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:20 to 07:31: 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.