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 Saturday, 29 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:42
- 10♂︎ Mars16:42 – 18:00
- 11☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:24
- 5♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 02:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:20
- 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 29 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:03 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.