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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:32
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 09:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:12
- 2☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 04:11
- 9♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:51
- 11☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:32 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:32, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.