Planetary hours
in Dnipro.
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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 10:03
- 5♀︎ Venus10:03 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:58
- 12♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 20:58
- 2☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dnipro?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:14: 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.