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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:35
- 10♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:06
- 12♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:06
- 2☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:15 to 06:31: 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.