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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Simferopol).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:20
- 4♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sevastopol?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.