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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 09:02
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:16
- 3☽︎ Moon10:16 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 15:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:40
- 12☽︎ Moon07:40 – 09:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:02, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 09:00 to 09:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.