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, 6 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:24
- 2♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:55
- 4☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:40
- 9♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:54
- 10☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:08
- 11♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 6 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:39 to 09:24: 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.