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, 7 June 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:16
- 3♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:57
- 7☽︎ Moon12:57 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 03:50
- 12♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 7 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 17h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 6h 55m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:25 to 05:50: 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.