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 Sunday, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:31
- 2♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.