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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:52 – 07:03
- 2☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:34
- 5☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:37
- 3♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:04
- 12♀︎ Venus05:04 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:52 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.