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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 22:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 13:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:23
- 7☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:18
- 10♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:36
- 11☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:54
- 12♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 22:54
- 2☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:00
- 5♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:42
- 6☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:24
- 7♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 22:12: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.