Planetary hours
in Odesa.
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, 2 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:34
- 12♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:34
- 2♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Wednesday, 2 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:27: 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.