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 Saturday, 27 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 15:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 12:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:37
- 10♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:18
- 11☉︎ Sun14:18 – 14:58
- 12♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:58
- 2☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:57
- 5♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:16
- 6☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 27 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 15:39: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.