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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:13
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:14
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:13 – 09:50
- 2☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:27
- 3♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 11:40
- 5☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:43
- 10♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 15:56
- 12☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:43
- 4☉︎ Sun20:43 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 02:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 05:04
- 10♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:27
- 11☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:51
- 12♀︎ Venus07:51 – 09:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:13 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:14, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:13 to 09:50: 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.