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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:17
- 2☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:18
- 3♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:17: 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.