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 Wednesday, 31 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:21
- 9☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:40
- 12♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:40
- 2♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 31 January 2024, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 07:57: 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.