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 Saturday, 15 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 06:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:39
- 10♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:58
- 11☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:03
- 12♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Saturday, 15 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:42 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.