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 Sunday, 29 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 29 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.