Planetary hours
in Kyiv.
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 Sunday, 18 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:24
- 2♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:12
- 8☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:25
- 2♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Sunday, 18 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.