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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:15
- 2♂︎ Mars21:15 – 21:57
- 3☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:06: 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.