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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:23
- 2☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:42
- 3♀︎ Venus07:42 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:29
- 12☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:11
- 3♂︎ Mars22:11 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 00:57
- 7☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:42
- 11☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:24
- 12♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:05 to 06:23: 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.