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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:30
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:09
- 2♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:26
- 4☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:35
- 2♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 04:05
- 9♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:27
- 10☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:48
- 11♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:30 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:30 to 10:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.