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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:15
- 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:32
- 3♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:15
- 9☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:32
- 10♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:06
- 12☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:15
- 5♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 02:50
- 10♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:33
- 11☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:16
- 12♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:15: 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.
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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.