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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:24
- 2☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:07
- 3♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:32
- 12☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:14 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.