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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:58
- 9☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:28
- 12♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:28
- 2♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:48
- 4☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:07: 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.