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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:41
- 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:41
- 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Odesa?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:24: 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.