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, 12 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 09:13
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:53
- 2♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:10
- 4☽︎ Moon11:10 – 11:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 16:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 05:09
- 10☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:31
- 11♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 12 January 2025, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:13, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:14 to 09:53: 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.