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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:19
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 09:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:34
- 3♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:31
- 11☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:08
- 12♀︎ Venus16:08 – 16:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:08
- 2☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 05:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:56
- 12♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:19 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:19 to 09:56: 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.