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 Tuesday, 3 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:28
- 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:31
- 4☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:42
- 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:14 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.