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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:55
- 11☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:10
- 12♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:10
- 2☽︎ Moon21:10 – 21:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:27
- 5♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:31 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.