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 Friday, 16 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:42 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:18
- 2☉︎ Sun21:18 – 21:58
- 3♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 16 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 15h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:42 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.