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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:57
- 7☽︎ Moon12:57 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:35
- 10♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:01
- 12♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:01
- 2☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:52: 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.