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, 20 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 06:00
- 2♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:18
- 3☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:37
- 4♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 15:07
- 9♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:25
- 10☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:44
- 11♀︎ Venus17:44 – 19:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:25
- 4♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:17
- 11♂︎ Mars03:17 – 03:59
- 12☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Thursday, 20 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:42 to 06:00: 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.