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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 15:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:42
- 10♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:23
- 11☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:04
- 12♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 17:04
- 2☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 21:01
- 5♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:20
- 6☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 15:45: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:14: 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.