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 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:59
- 4☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 23 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:33: 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.