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, 30 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:50
- 2☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:26
- 2♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:12
- 11☽︎ Moon03:12 – 03:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 30 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 7h 42m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:28 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.