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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:08
- 2♂︎ Mars08:08 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:29
- 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:51
- 9♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:31
- 10☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:12
- 11♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:32
- 4♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:51
- 5☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:11
- 6♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:50
- 8☽︎ Moon00:50 – 02:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:09
- 12☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:27 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.