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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 18:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:26
- 2☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:04
- 3♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:49
- 12☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:27 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 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:27 to 05:49: 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.