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 Monday, 13 May 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:41
- 4♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:15
- 6♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:48
- 8☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:38
- 11♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:55
- 12☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:12 – 20:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:38
- 3☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:14
- 8♀︎ Venus01:14 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:40
- 10☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 13 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:51 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.