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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:23
- 7☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:03
- 10♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:17
- 11☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:30
- 12♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:30
- 2☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:50
- 5♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:37
- 6☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:23
- 7♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:57
- 9☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:02 to 08:15: 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.