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, 5 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:54
- 2☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:08 to 08:54: 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.