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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:09
- 3☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:21
- 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:19
- 9♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:31
- 10☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 20:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:06 – 20:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:20
- 5☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:08
- 6♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:45
- 8☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 04:59
- 12☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:46 to 06:58: 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.