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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:54: 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.