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, 14 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:15
- 10♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:23
- 3♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:15
- 4☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:06 to 07:14: 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.