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, 17 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:55
- 10☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:21
- 2☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:38
- 3♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:11
- 5☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 17 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:09: 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.