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 Monday, 12 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:47
- 4♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:44
- 8☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 14:57
- 11♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:41
- 12☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:57
- 3☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:44
- 6♂︎ Mars22:44 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 01:15
- 8♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:47
- 10☽︎ Moon03:47 – 05:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Monday, 12 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.