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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:32
- 12☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:31
- 3♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:20 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.