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 Tuesday, 11 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 09:14
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:54
- 2☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:32
- 3♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:49
- 5☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:39
- 3♂︎ Mars19:39 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:10
- 10♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:31
- 11☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:53
- 12♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Tuesday, 11 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:14, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 09:15 to 09:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.