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 Sunday, 9 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:52
- 9♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:25
- 11☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:12
- 2♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:25
- 3☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:39
- 4♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 22:05
- 6☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 9 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.