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 Friday, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:43
- 8♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:04
- 3♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.