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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:41
- 10♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:15
- 12☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 21:58
- 3♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:41
- 4☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:23
- 5♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:48
- 7☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:56
- 10♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:39
- 11☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:22
- 12♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:05 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.