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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:35: 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.