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 Tuesday, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:50
- 2☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:11
- 3♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:34
- 10♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:15
- 12☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 21:55
- 3♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:34
- 4☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:14
- 5♀︎ Venus23:14 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:50
- 12♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:30 to 05:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.