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, 20 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:22
- 2♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:03
- 10☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:12
- 11♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Sunday, 20 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:22: 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.