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, 6 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:00
- 11☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:00
- 3☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 6 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 07:49: 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.