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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.