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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:36
- 2☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:51 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.