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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 21:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 13:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:15
- 7♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:28
- 8☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:41
- 9♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:08
- 11☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:21
- 2♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:08
- 3☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:54
- 4♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:27
- 6☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 21:34: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 08:08: 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.