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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:28
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 09:28
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:06
- 2☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:03
- 5♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 04:03
- 9♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:46
- 11☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:28 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 7h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:28, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:28 to 10:06: 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.