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, 6 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 09:58
- 2☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:56
- 5♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:57
- 9♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:38
- 11☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 6 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:18 to 09:58: 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.