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, 16 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:46 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:21
- 3♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:56
- 5☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:48
- 8♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:23
- 10♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:58
- 12☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:38
- 10♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:20
- 11☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 16 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:46 to 06:04: 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.