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 Wednesday, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:50
- 2☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:10
- 11☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:29 to 05:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.