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, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:44: 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.