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, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:17
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 09:17
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 09:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:33
- 3♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:11
- 4☉︎ Sun11:11 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:36
- 11☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:14
- 12♀︎ Venus16:14 – 16:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:14
- 2☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:20
- 5♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:55
- 12♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:17 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 7h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:17, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:17 to 09:55: 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.