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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:16
- 10♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:38
- 12☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:16
- 4☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dnipro?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:37 to 06:48: 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.