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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:41
- 2☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:57
- 3♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 13:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:35
- 9☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:24
- 12☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:08
- 3♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:36
- 5♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:42
- 12♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:25 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.