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 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 09:19
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 09:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 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 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 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, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:19, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:20 to 09:57: 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.