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, 4 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:55
- 2♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:46
- 4☽︎ Moon08:46 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:10
- 2♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 03:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 4 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 17h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 6h 55m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:29 to 05:55: 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.