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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:53
- 11☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:12
- 2☽︎ Moon21:12 – 21:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:12
- 5♂︎ Mars23:12 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 03:51
- 12♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:32 to 05:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.