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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:14
- 12♂︎ Mars15:14 – 15:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:14
- 2♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:54
- 4☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:52 to 08:32: 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.