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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 21:56
- 3☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:25: 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.