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 Saturday, 19 May 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:44
- 3♂︎ Mars07:44 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:53
- 11☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 21:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:27
- 12♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 19 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:12 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.