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 Wednesday, 3 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 3 September 2025, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.