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 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:35
- 11☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:40
- 9☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 30 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:11: 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.