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, 18 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:16
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 09:53
- 2☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 05:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:30
- 11☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 18 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:16 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:16 to 09:53: 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.