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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:17
- 8♀︎ Venus12:17 – 12:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 15:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:04
- 2☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:22
- 3♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:59
- 5☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:09
- 12☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dnipro?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:26 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.