Planetary hours
in Sevastopol.
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, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Simferopol).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:46
- 11☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sevastopol?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:01: 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.