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 Friday, 3 May 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 3 May 2024, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:07 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.