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, 3 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:19
- 10♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:10
- 12♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:10
- 2☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 23:53
- 5♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 03:55
- 12♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 3 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 17h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 6h 53m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:28 to 05:54: 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.