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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:09
- 3♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 11:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:36
- 10♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 21:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 03:48
- 12♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 16h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 7h 48m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:28 to 05:49: 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.