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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:23
- 12♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:23
- 2♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.