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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:33
- 8♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:15
- 9☉︎ Sun13:15 – 13:58
- 10♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:23
- 12☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:40
- 3♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:58
- 4☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:15
- 5♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.