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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:26
- 3♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:59
- 8♂︎ Mars13:59 – 15:18
- 9☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:13
- 12☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 21:55
- 3♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:37
- 4☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:18
- 5♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:09
- 12♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:50
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:49 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.