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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- 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♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 06:16
- 2♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:35
- 3☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 10:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:33
- 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:32
- 9♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:51
- 10☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:11
- 11♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 22:51
- 4♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:32
- 5☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:12
- 6♀︎ Venus00:12 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 02:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:35
- 11♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:16
- 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 18 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?
Jupiter, from 04:56 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.