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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 15:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:04
- 8☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:48
- 9♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:15
- 11☽︎ Moon14:15 – 14:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:58
- 2♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:15
- 3☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:32
- 4♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:05
- 6☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 15:42: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 07:43: 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.