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, 11 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 11 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 07:16: 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.