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 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 09:00
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:24
- 3♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:06
- 4☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 05:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:42
- 12♂︎ Mars07:42 – 09:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:00, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:02 to 09:43: 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.