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 Thursday, 11 January 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 09:14
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 09:53
- 2♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:32
- 3☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:10
- 4♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:27
- 6☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:02
- 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:40
- 11♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 16:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 21:02
- 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:23
- 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:44
- 6♀︎ Venus23:44 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:27
- 8☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:31
- 11♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:52
- 12☉︎ Sun07:52 – 09:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Thursday, 11 January 2029, the Sun rises at 09:15 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:14, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:15 to 09:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.