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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:15: 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.