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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:57
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:36
- 2☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 15:58
- 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:59
- 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:57 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 7h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:57 to 09:36: 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.