Planetary hours
in Orsha.
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, 15 November 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 15 November 2023, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:09: 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.