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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:57
- 8♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:30
- 10☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:02
- 2☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:46
- 3♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:02 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.