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 Saturday, 30 November 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:57
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:12
- 3♂︎ Mars10:12 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 15:59
- 12♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:59
- 2☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:35
- 12♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 30 November 2024, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:57, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:55 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.