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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:02
- 12♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:02
- 2♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:45: 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.