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, 23 January 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:55
- 12☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:22
- 4☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:58
- 11☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Tuesday, 23 January 2029, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:13: 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.