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, 19 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:01
- 2♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 19 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:43 to 06:01: 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.