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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:26
- 4♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:46: 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.