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, 6 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:32
- 4☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 13:53
- 10♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:36
- 11☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:19
- 12♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:20
- 2☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:10
- 5♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 6 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:06: 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.