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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:13
- 8♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:53
- 9☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:34
- 10♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 14:54
- 12☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:14
- 3♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:34
- 4☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:53
- 5♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:35: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.