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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:34
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:36
- 4♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:57
- 5☉︎ Sun09:57 – 11:18
- 6♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 14:00
- 8☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:03
- 11♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:24
- 12☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:03
- 3☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:00
- 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:19
- 8♀︎ Venus01:19 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:37
- 10☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 03:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 16h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:34, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:33 to 05:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.