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, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:31: 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.