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, 5 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:33
- 2♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 5 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:19: 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.