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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:10
- 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:10
- 2♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.