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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:20 – 09:56
- 2♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:09
- 4☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 05:09
- 10☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:33
- 11♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:20 to 09:56: 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.