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 Thursday, 8 May 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:14
- 2♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:30
- 3☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:45
- 4♀︎ Venus08:45 – 10:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:16
- 6☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 15:02
- 9♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:18
- 10☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:33
- 11♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 20:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:02
- 5☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:13
- 12☉︎ Sun04:13 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 8 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:59 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.