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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:41
- 3♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:58
- 4☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:39
- 10♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:56
- 11☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:24
- 12♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:08 to 06:25: 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.