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 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 13:57
- 10♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:39
- 11☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:22
- 12♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:22
- 2☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 21:14
- 5♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:49
- 7♀︎ Venus23:49 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:34 to 08:16: 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.