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, 17 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:16
- 11☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 17 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:48 to 09:31: 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.