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, 23 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:17
- 2☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 23 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:25 to 09:17: 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.