Planetary hours
in Vinnytsya.
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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:27
- 12♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:27
- 2♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 20:05
- 4☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vinnytsya?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:55 to 08:36: 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.