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 Tuesday, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:24
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:23
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:06
- 2☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:48
- 3♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:11
- 5☽︎ Moon12:11 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:40
- 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:35
- 7☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 04:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:29
- 10♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:47
- 11☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:05
- 12♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:24 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:23, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:24 to 10:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.