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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:48
- 12♀︎ Venus18:48 – 20:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:47
- 2☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:59 to 06:15: 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.