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, 10 July 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:37
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:38
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:57
- 2♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:18
- 3☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:38
- 4♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 18:01
- 11♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:42
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:41
- 4♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:01
- 6♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:19
- 11♂︎ Mars03:19 – 03:58
- 12☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 10 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:37 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:38, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:37 to 05:57: 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.