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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:04 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 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.