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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 06:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 10:10
- 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 17:03
- 10♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:25
- 11☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:40
- 5♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:09
- 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:02
- 12♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:40 to 06:03: 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.