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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 06:02
- 2☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:19
- 12♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:19
- 2♀︎ Venus21:19 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:42 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.