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 Thursday, 5 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:06
- 2♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:02
- 3☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:39
- 9♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:35
- 10☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:31
- 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:34
- 4♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:38
- 5☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:49
- 8☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:04
- 12☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 5 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.