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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 09:55
- 2♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:33
- 3☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:11
- 4♀︎ Venus11:11 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:20
- 9♂︎ Mars14:20 – 14:57
- 10☉︎ Sun14:57 – 15:35
- 11♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 16:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:20
- 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:33
- 11♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:55
- 12☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:18 to 09:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.