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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:21
- 9☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyiv?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:58 to 08:38: 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.