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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 09:16
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 09:55
- 2♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:33
- 3☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:11
- 4♀︎ Venus11:11 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:27
- 6☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:21
- 9♂︎ Mars14:21 – 14:59
- 10☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:37
- 11♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 16:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:20
- 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:32
- 11♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:54
- 12☉︎ Sun07:54 – 09:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:16, lasts 16h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:17 to 09:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.