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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 13:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:26
- 12♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:26
- 2♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:12: 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.