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, 22 July 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:09
- 2☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:27
- 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:59
- 8♂︎ Mars13:59 – 15:17
- 9☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:12
- 12☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:36
- 4☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:18
- 5♀︎ Venus23:18 – 23:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:47
- 10♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:28
- 11☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:10
- 12♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 22 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:51 to 06:09: 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.