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 Thursday, 19 December 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 09:53
- 2♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:30
- 3☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:06
- 4♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:19
- 6☽︎ Moon12:19 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 14:44
- 10☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:21
- 11♀︎ Venus15:21 – 15:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:44
- 4♂︎ Mars20:44 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:19
- 8☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 05:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:30
- 11♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:54
- 12☉︎ Sun07:54 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Thursday, 19 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:17 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.