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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 12:57
- 9♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:18
- 11☽︎ Moon14:18 – 14:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:59
- 2♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:18
- 3☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:38
- 4♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.