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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:15
- 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 14:12
- 8♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:50
- 10♀︎ Venus16:50 – 18:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:29
- 12☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:10
- 3♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:51
- 4☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:35
- 11☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:15
- 12♀︎ Venus04:15 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:15: 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.