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 Thursday, 12 February 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:40
- 2♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:30
- 3☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:19
- 4♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:59
- 6☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:28
- 9♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:18
- 10☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:08
- 11♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:17
- 4♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:28
- 5☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:38
- 6♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:58
- 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:38
- 12☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:50 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.