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 Friday, 20 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:24
- 10☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:09
- 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:03
- 9☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 20 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:36 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.