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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:47
- 2♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:08
- 3☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:30
- 4♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:19
- 9♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 18:03
- 11♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:41
- 4♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:19
- 5☉︎ Sun23:19 – 23:58
- 6♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:14
- 8☽︎ Moon01:14 – 01:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:09
- 11♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:47
- 12☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.