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, 1 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 1 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:44: 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.