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, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:50
- 2☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 20:05
- 12♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:05
- 2♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 17h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:24 to 05:50: 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.