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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:12
- 9♀︎ Venus13:12 – 13:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:39
- 11☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:22
- 2♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:39
- 3☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:55
- 4♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:08: 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.