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 Thursday, 1 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:24
- 2♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:07
- 3☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:17
- 6☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:27
- 9♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:10
- 10☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:53
- 11♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:10
- 4♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:27
- 5☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:43
- 6♀︎ Venus22:43 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:17
- 8☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:07
- 11♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:24
- 12☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Thursday, 1 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:40 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.