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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:03
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:41
- 2♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 10:56
- 4☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:19
- 11☽︎ Moon15:19 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:57
- 10☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:20
- 11♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:03 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 16h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:03 to 09:41: 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.