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 Friday, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:08
- 3☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 18:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:22
- 2☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:01
- 3♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:30
- 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:47
- 12☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:25 to 05:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.