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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:22
- 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:34
- 9♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:11
- 11☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:30
- 2♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:15
- 6☽︎ Moon00:15 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:03 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.