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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:57
- 2♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:05
- 2♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:15
- 11♀︎ Venus03:15 – 03:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:57: 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.