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, 29 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:20 – 09:57
- 2♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:10
- 4☽︎ Moon11:10 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:27
- 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:47
- 9♂︎ Mars03:47 – 05:10
- 10☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:33
- 11♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 29 December 2024, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:20 to 09:57: 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.