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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:47
- 2☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:24
- 12♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:24
- 2♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:08
- 11☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.