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, 10 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:10
- 9☽︎ Moon13:10 – 13:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:19
- 12♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:19
- 2♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:54
- 4☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:09: 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.