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, 18 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:02
- 2♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:42
- 3☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:24
- 4♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 18 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:44 to 06:02: 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.