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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:51
- 2☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:28
- 3♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:41
- 5☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:43
- 10♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 15:56
- 12☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:43
- 4☉︎ Sun20:43 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 05:05
- 10♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:28
- 11☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:52
- 12♀︎ Venus07:52 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 16h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:15 to 09:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.