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 Monday, 11 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:43
- 4♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:59
- 5☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:15
- 6♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 15:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:36
- 11♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:52
- 12☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:36
- 3☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:14
- 8♀︎ Venus01:14 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 11 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:55 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.