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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:02
- 2☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:00
- 12☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:36
- 4☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:25
- 5♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.