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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:33
- 2☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 05:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:18
- 11☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:50 to 09:33: 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.