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, 6 December 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:44
- 6♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:26
- 7☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:29
- 10☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:52
- 2☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:11
- 3♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:49
- 5☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 6 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:33: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 07:59: 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.