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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:33
- 11☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:49
- 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:33
- 3☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:13: 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.