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, 15 May 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:05
- 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 15 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:48 to 06:05: 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.