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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:06: 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.