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, 18 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 15:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:37
- 2☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:04
- 8♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:49
- 9☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:33
- 10♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:02
- 12☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:18
- 3♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:33
- 4☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:49
- 5♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:20
- 7☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:38
- 12♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 18 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 15:47: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:52 to 07:37: 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.