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 Thursday, 15 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:51
- 2♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:08
- 4♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:10
- 11♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:43
- 6♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:58
- 11♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:49
- 12☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Thursday, 15 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:42 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.