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 Thursday, 21 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:26
- 2♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:59
- 4♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:32
- 6☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 14:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:38
- 10☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:54
- 11♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:38
- 4♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 02:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:42
- 11♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:25
- 12☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:10 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.