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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:50
- 11☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:33
- 2♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:50
- 3☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:06
- 4♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.