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, 5 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:48
- 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 10:02
- 5☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:17
- 6♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 15:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:30
- 11♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:45
- 12☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:30
- 3☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:16
- 8♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:47
- 10☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 5 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:04 to 06:19: 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.