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 Sunday, 30 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Sunday, 30 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.