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 Thursday, 9 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:20
- 2♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:03
- 3☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:47
- 4♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 11:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:27
- 9♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:10
- 10☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:54
- 11♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:10
- 4♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:26
- 5☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:43
- 6♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 05:03
- 11♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 9 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:36 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.