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, 17 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:34
- 2☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:48
- 9☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:03
- 12♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:48 – 17:03
- 2♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:34
- 4☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 22:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Wednesday, 17 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:34: 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.