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 Saturday, 3 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:13
- 3♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:42
- 10♂︎ Mars16:42 – 18:03
- 11☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:25
- 12♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:25
- 2☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 03:52
- 12♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Saturday, 3 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:30 to 05:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.