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, 27 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:50
- 3☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 27 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:57 to 06:14: 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.