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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:18
- 2♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:01
- 3☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:08
- 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 11:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:16
- 9♂︎ Mars13:16 – 13:59
- 10☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:41
- 11♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:59
- 4♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:16
- 5☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:34
- 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 01:09
- 8☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 05:01
- 11♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:36 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.