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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:03: 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.