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, 5 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:48
- 7☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:11
- 10♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:59
- 11☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:46
- 12♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:46
- 2☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:01
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Saturday, 5 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 07:50: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.