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 Friday, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:47
- 3☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:31
- 12☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:17 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.