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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 10:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:17
- 2☉︎ Sun21:17 – 21:58
- 3♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:05
- 12☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:44 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.