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 Friday, 31 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:29
- 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:45
- 10☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:24
- 2☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:35
- 3♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:57
- 5☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 31 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:23 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.