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, 13 June 2026: day of Saturn
- 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♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:39
- 10♂︎ Mars16:39 – 18:01
- 11☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:23
- 12♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:23
- 2☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:18
- 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:47
- 12♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 16h 19m, 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?
Saturn, 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: 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.