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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:07
- 9☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:49
- 10♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:14
- 12☽︎ Moon15:14 – 15:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:31
- 3♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:49
- 4☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:07
- 5♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:29 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.