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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:47
- 11☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:06
- 2♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:14
- 11♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:37 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.