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, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:45: 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.