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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:36
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:37
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:56
- 2♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:17
- 3☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:38
- 4♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 18:02
- 11♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:42
- 4♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:19
- 8☽︎ Moon01:19 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:18
- 11♂︎ Mars03:18 – 03:57
- 12☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:36 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:37, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:36 to 05:56: 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.