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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:09
- 8☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:49
- 9♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:11
- 11☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:51
- 2♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:11
- 3☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:30
- 4♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 22:09
- 6☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:05: 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.