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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:58
- 2☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:21 to 08:13: 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.