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 Tuesday, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:36
- 3♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:13
- 10♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:41
- 12☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:13
- 4☉︎ Sun22:13 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 02:49
- 10♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:20
- 12♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:08 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.