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, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:23
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 09:22
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:05
- 2☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:11
- 5♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:06
- 12♂︎ Mars17:06 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:06
- 2♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:11
- 9♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:46
- 11☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:23 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:22, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:23 to 10:05: 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.