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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 06:10
- 2♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:28
- 3☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:46
- 4♀︎ Venus08:46 – 10:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:22
- 6☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:17
- 9♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:35
- 10☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:53
- 11♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 21:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:35
- 4♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:17
- 5☉︎ Sun23:17 – 23:59
- 6♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:23
- 8☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:11
- 12☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:52 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.