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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:21
- 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:47
- 2☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:12: 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.