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, 7 February 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 7 February 2024, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:23: 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.