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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:15 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.