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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:55
- 2☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 15:59
- 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:59
- 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 05:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:32
- 11☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:19 to 09:55: 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.