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 Tuesday, 16 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:11
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:11 – 09:50
- 2☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:30
- 3♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 11:49
- 5☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:08
- 10♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:29
- 11☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:49
- 12♀︎ Venus07:49 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Tuesday, 16 January 2024, the Sun rises at 09:11 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:11 to 09:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.