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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:52
- 11♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:08
- 12☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:52
- 3☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:48
- 7☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:32
- 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:00
- 10☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:13 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.