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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:14
- 2♀︎ Venus08:14 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:20
- 8☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:01
- 9♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:23
- 11☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 17:04
- 2♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:23
- 3☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:42
- 4♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:14: 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.