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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:00
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:59
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:42
- 2♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:05
- 4☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 05:04
- 10☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:22
- 11♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:00 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:59, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:00 to 09:42: 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.