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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:32
- 12♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:12 to 06:31: 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.