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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:09
- 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.