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 Monday, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:49
- 4♂︎ Mars08:49 – 10:06
- 5☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:50
- 11♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:07
- 12☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:50
- 3☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 23:58
- 6♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:50
- 10☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:57 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.