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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:06
- 10♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:47
- 12♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:47
- 2☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:16
- 5♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.