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 Monday, 8 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:45
- 4♂︎ Mars08:45 – 10:00
- 5☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 15:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:33
- 11♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:49
- 12☉︎ Sun18:49 – 20:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:33
- 3☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:15
- 8♀︎ Venus01:15 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:43
- 10☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Monday, 8 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:58 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.