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, 8 June 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:50
- 2♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 20:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:05
- 2♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 03:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 8 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 17h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:24 to 05:50: 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.