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 Wednesday, 13 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:12
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 09:13
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:49
- 2☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 13 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:12 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:13, lasts 16h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:12 to 09:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.