Planetary hours
in Mykolayiv.
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 Saturday, 20 July 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:21
- 12♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:21
- 2☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 03:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:35
- 12♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 20 July 2024, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:17 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.