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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:16: 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.