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, 5 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:24
- 12♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Orsha?
On Saturday, 5 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:41 to 09:26: 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.