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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:58
- 3☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:53
- 4♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:42
- 6☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:26
- 9♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:15
- 11♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:43
- 8☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:00
- 11♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:05
- 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:09 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.