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 Sunday, 11 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:10
- 2♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:36
- 11☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:35
- 3☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 11 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:54 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.