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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 18:01
- 11☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:16
- 2♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:45
- 4♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.