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 Tuesday, 30 January 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:12 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:34
- 8♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:20
- 9☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:06
- 10♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:38
- 12☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:52
- 3♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:06
- 4☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:20
- 5♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:29
- 10♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 30 January 2024, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:12 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.