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 Wednesday, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:49
- 2☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 16h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:29 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.