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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 09:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:12
- 2☉︎ Sun10:12 – 10:52
- 3♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:11
- 5☽︎ Moon12:11 – 12:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:10
- 8♂︎ Mars14:10 – 14:49
- 9☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 16:48
- 12☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:08
- 3♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 00:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 04:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:31
- 10♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:51
- 11☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:12
- 12♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:32, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:32 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.