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, 3 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:56
- 2☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:48
- 9♀︎ Venus03:48 – 05:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:33
- 11☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Wednesday, 3 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:19 to 09:56: 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.