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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:17 – 07:58
- 2♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:25
- 7♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:06
- 8☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:48
- 9♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:10
- 11☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:52
- 2♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:10
- 3☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:29
- 4♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:07
- 6☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:17 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.