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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:21
- 12♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:21
- 2♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:53
- 4☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:00: 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.