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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:32
- 8♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:15
- 9☉︎ Sun13:15 – 13:59
- 10♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:26
- 12☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:43
- 3♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:59
- 4☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:27 to 08:11: 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.