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 Thursday, 6 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:18
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 09:18
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 09:56
- 2♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:33
- 3☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:11
- 4♀︎ Venus11:11 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:19
- 9♂︎ Mars14:19 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 16:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:56
- 4♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:19
- 5☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:33
- 11♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:55
- 12☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Thursday, 6 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:18 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 7h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:18, lasts 16h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:18 to 09:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.