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, 22 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:24
- 11☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:46
- 12♀︎ Venus19:46 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:46
- 2☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 22 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 7h 33m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 06:04: 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.