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 Wednesday, 4 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 4 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.