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 Wednesday, 3 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 09:09
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:51
- 2☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:58
- 9♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:33
- 11☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:09, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:09 to 09:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.