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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:17 – 09:54
- 2♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 05:07
- 10☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:30
- 11♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:17 to 09:54: 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.