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, 2 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:48
- 3♂︎ Mars07:48 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 17:00
- 10♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:38
- 2☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:42
- 5♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:11 to 06:30: 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.