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, 23 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:25
- 8☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:47
- 9♀︎ Venus15:47 – 17:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:30
- 11☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 21:52
- 2♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:30
- 3☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Sunday, 23 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:16: 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.