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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 18:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:25
- 2☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:04
- 3♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 03:52
- 12☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:30 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.