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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:12
- 3☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:11
- 2☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:52
- 12☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:32 to 05:52: 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.