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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 06:01
- 2☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:02
- 12♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:02
- 2♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 03:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:42 to 06:01: 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.