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, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:47
- 2☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:21
- 12♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:21
- 2♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:08
- 11☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 16h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:26 to 05:47: 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.