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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:06
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:07
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:43
- 2☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:20
- 3♀︎ Venus10:20 – 10:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:41
- 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 15:56
- 12☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:42
- 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:21
- 11☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:44
- 12♀︎ Venus07:44 – 09:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:06 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:07, lasts 16h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:06 to 09:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.