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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:09
- 2☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:25
- 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 15:04
- 9☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:53
- 12☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 20:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:36
- 3♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:03
- 5♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:24
- 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:08
- 12♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.