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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:25: 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.