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 Thursday, 4 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:49
- 2♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:31
- 4♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:15
- 9♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:35
- 10☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:56
- 11♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 21:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:35
- 4♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:14
- 5☉︎ Sun23:14 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:49
- 12☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 7h 50m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:29 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.