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, 25 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:48
- 2♂︎ Mars05:48 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:32
- 4♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:42
- 10☉︎ Sun16:42 – 18:04
- 11♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:43
- 4♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 23:59
- 6♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:49
- 12☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:26 to 05:48: 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.