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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:29
- 12♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:29
- 2♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:52
- 4☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.