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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:34
- 9☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:46: 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.