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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:38
- 11☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.