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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:16
- 8☉︎ Sun12:16 – 12:56
- 9♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:17
- 11☽︎ Moon14:17 – 14:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:58
- 2♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:17
- 3☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:37
- 4♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:16
- 6☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 15:38: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:32 to 08:13: 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.