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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:15
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 09:51
- 2☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:28
- 11☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:14 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:15, lasts 16h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:14 to 09:51: 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.