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, 1 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:20
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 09:20
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 09:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:34
- 3♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:06
- 12♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:57
- 12♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 1 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:20 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 7h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:20, lasts 16h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:20 to 09:57: 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.