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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:43 – 06:01
- 2☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:19
- 3♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:25
- 10♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:01
- 12☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:43
- 3♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:36
- 10♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:00
- 12♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:43 to 06:01: 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.