Planetary hours
in Brest.
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 Sunday, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:21
- 7♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:26
- 8☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:43
- 11☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:48
- 2♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:37
- 4♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:25
- 6☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:08
- 9♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:03
- 10☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:57
- 11♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.