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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:28
- 2☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.