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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:36
- 11☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:45
- 2♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:36
- 3☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:11: 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.