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 Friday, 18 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:08
- 2☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Friday, 18 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.