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 Wednesday, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.