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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.