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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:07
- 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:40
- 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:18
- 12☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:43
- 10♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:54
- 11☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:18 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.