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 Wednesday, 19 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:48
- 9☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:01
- 12♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:01
- 2♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:33
- 4☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 22:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.