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, 11 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:09
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 09:10
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:23
- 3♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:00
- 4☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 02:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 05:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:47
- 12♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 11 December 2027, the Sun rises at 09:09 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:10, lasts 16h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:09 to 09:46: 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.