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 Wednesday, 22 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:53
- 12♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:53
- 2♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:13: 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.