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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:33
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 09:33
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:12
- 2☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:09
- 5♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:48
- 6☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:48
- 8☉︎ Sun02:48 – 04:09
- 9♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:51
- 11☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:33 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:33, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:33 to 10:12: 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.