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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:27
- 12♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:27
- 2♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:05: 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.