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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:28
- 3♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:21
- 4☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:15
- 5♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:02
- 7☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:44
- 10♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:03
- 7♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:16
- 9☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:35
- 12♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:40 to 09:34: 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.