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, 16 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:29
- 2☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:59
- 5♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:48
- 8☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:17
- 11☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 16 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:39 to 09:29: 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.