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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 17:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:38
- 2♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:29: 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.