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 Tuesday, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:47
- 2☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:01
- 3♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:26
- 9☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:40
- 10♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:08
- 12☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:40
- 4☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:26
- 5♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:16
- 10♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:33 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.