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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:55
- 2☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:16
- 3♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:42
- 10♀︎ Venus16:42 – 18:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:24
- 12☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:03
- 3♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:42
- 4☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:17
- 11☉︎ Sun03:17 – 03:56
- 12♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 7h 51m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:34 to 05:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.