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, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:16
- 2☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:36
- 3♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:33
- 9☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:31
- 12☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:12
- 3♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:33
- 5♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 02:56
- 10♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:36
- 11☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:17
- 12♀︎ Venus04:17 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:16: 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.