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 Sunday, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:26
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 09:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:07
- 2♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:30
- 4☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:34
- 7♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:38
- 4♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:15
- 6☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:11
- 9♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:29
- 10☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:48
- 11♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:26 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:25, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:26 to 10:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.