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 Sunday, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:49
- 2♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:04
- 3☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:43
- 4♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:12
- 11♀︎ Venus03:12 – 03:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:28 to 05:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.