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, 20 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 20 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:09: 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.