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 Friday, 9 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:05 – 20:49
- 2☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:33
- 3♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 9 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.