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, 13 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:44
- 2☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:35
- 12☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 13 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:20 to 06:33: 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.