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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:10
- 11☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.