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, 5 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:17
- 7♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:53
- 9☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:16
- 12♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:17
- 2♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:41
- 4☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:18: 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.