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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:25: 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.