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, 12 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 09:10
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:47
- 2♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:01
- 4☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:19
- 11☽︎ Moon15:19 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:19
- 3☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 05:02
- 10☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:25
- 11♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 12 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:10 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 16h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 09:10 to 09:47: 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.