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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:07: 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.