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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:59
- 2♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 18:01
- 11☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:41
- 4♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:39 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:39 to 05:59: 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.