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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:24
- 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:43
- 4☉︎ Sun08:43 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:38
- 10♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 21:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:03
- 9☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:06
- 12♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 15h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:45 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.