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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Simferopol).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sevastopol?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:04: 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.