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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:51
- 3♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:31
- 4☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:11
- 5♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 16:51
- 12♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:51
- 2☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 04:11
- 9☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:11
- 12♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:31 to 10:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.