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 Saturday, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:03
- 12♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:03
- 2☽︎ Moon20:03 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:07 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.