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, 31 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:33
- 2☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:13
- 12♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:13
- 2♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 31 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:33: 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.