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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:55
- 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:11
- 4♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:16: 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.