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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:02
- 6♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:15
- 7☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:28
- 8♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:53
- 10☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:19
- 2☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:40
- 5☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:01
- 8♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:10
- 12☽︎ Moon06:10 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.