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, 31 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:01
- 3♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:39
- 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:06
- 8♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:56
- 9☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:45
- 10♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:23
- 12☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:34
- 3♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:45
- 4☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:56
- 5♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:51
- 10♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Tuesday, 31 October 2028, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:12: 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.