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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:38: 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.