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 Monday, 16 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:22
- 4♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:33
- 5☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:39
- 11♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:50
- 12☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:40
- 3☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:45
- 8♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Monday, 16 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.