Planetary hours
in Saltivka.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 17:18
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:17
- 7♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:54
- 9☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:18
- 12♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:18
- 2♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:42
- 4☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:30
- 8☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.