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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:26: 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.