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 Sunday, 12 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 20:54
- 2♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:20
- 4♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 12 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.