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 Wednesday, 28 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 15:58
- 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:58
- 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.