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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:54
- 12♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 20:54
- 2♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:08: 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.