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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:34
- 2☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:51
- 3♀︎ Venus07:51 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:14
- 8♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:48
- 10♀︎ Venus16:48 – 18:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:21
- 12☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:04
- 3♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:48
- 4☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:52
- 11☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:36
- 12♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:18 to 06:34: 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.