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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:08
- 2♂︎ Mars21:08 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:34
- 4♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:13: 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.