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, 5 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:18 – 09:56
- 2♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:11
- 4☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:34
- 3☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 05:11
- 10☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:33
- 11♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 5 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 7h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:18 to 09:56: 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.