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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:00: 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.