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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:38
- 2♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:19
- 3☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:00
- 4♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:23
- 6☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:27
- 9♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:08
- 10☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:50
- 11♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:08
- 4♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:27
- 5☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:45
- 6♀︎ Venus22:45 – 00:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:23
- 8☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:19
- 11♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:37
- 12☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:56 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.