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, 17 November 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:49
- 5♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:19
- 7☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:33
- 10♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:18
- 11☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:03
- 12♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 17:03
- 2☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:49
- 5♂︎ Mars20:49 – 22:04
- 6☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saltivka?
On Saturday, 17 November 2029, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 07:35: 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.