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 Friday, 12 May 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:25
- 3☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:10 – 20:53
- 2☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:07
- 12☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Friday, 12 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:52 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.