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, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:34
- 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:54
- 4☉︎ Sun08:54 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:56
- 10♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:36
- 12♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:36
- 2☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:35
- 5♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 02:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:53 to 06:14: 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.