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 Sunday, 23 June 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:49
- 2♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:26
- 8☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:45
- 11☽︎ Moon18:45 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:12
- 2♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:45
- 3☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 03:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 23 June 2024, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 6h 45m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:23 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.