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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:50
- 3♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:38 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.