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, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:52
- 2♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:52
- 11☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:52
- 3☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:11
- 11♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:32 to 05:52: 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.