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, 12 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 12 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:17: 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.