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 Tuesday, 15 July 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:42 – 06:02
- 2☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:22
- 3♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:39
- 10♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:18
- 12☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 21:59
- 3♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:39
- 4☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:20
- 5♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:42
- 10♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:22
- 11☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 15 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:42 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.