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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:05
- 9♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:29
- 11☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:11
- 2♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:29
- 3☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:47
- 4♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:23
- 6☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:12: 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.