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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:28
- 4♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:18 to 08:06: 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.