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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:50
- 2♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:04
- 3☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:24
- 9♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:37
- 10☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:50
- 11♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:37
- 4♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:24
- 5☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 00:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:05
- 11♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:51
- 12☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:37 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.