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, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 06:03
- 2♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:22
- 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 10:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:19
- 9♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:39
- 10☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:58
- 11♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 21:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:39
- 4♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:20
- 5☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:23
- 11♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:04
- 12☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:43 to 06:03: 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.