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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:18
- 4♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:31 to 08:16: 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.