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, 15 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:12
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 09:11
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:30
- 3♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 05:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:50
- 12♂︎ Mars07:50 – 09:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 15 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:12 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:11, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:12 to 09:51: 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.