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, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:49
- 9☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:55
- 10♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:07
- 12☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:55
- 4☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 to 07:07: 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.