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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:29
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 09:30
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:46
- 3☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 04:04
- 9☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:26
- 10♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:08
- 12☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:29 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:30, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:29 to 10:08: 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.