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, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:38
- 4♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:56
- 5☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:14
- 6♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:49
- 8☽︎ Moon13:49 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:42
- 11♂︎ Mars17:42 – 19:00
- 12☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:42
- 3☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:49
- 6♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:13
- 8♀︎ Venus01:13 – 01:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:37
- 10☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:45 to 06:03: 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.