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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:47 – 06:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:44
- 4♂︎ Mars08:44 – 10:02
- 5☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:21
- 6♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:59
- 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:55
- 11♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:14
- 12☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 21:56
- 3☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:22
- 8♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:45
- 10☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:47 to 06:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.