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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:11
- 10☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:38
- 2☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:54
- 3♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:24
- 12☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.