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 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:31
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 09:31
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:09
- 2☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:05
- 5♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 04:05
- 9♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:48
- 11☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:31
Other cities · Belarus
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Wednesday, 20 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:31 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:31, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:31 to 10:09: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.