Planetary hours
in Kryvyy Rih.
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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kryvyy Rih?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:59: 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.