Planetary hours
in Kharkiv.
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 Thursday, 9 November 2023: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:24
- 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 08:57
- 4♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:31
- 6☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:52
- 9♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:39
- 10☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:26
- 11♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 15:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:39
- 4♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:52
- 5☉︎ Sun20:52 – 22:06
- 6♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:32
- 8☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:25
- 12☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 9 November 2023, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:37 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.