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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:26
- 7♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:48
- 9☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:51
- 12♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:51
- 2♀︎ Venus16:51 – 18:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:30
- 4☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 22:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:01: 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.