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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:21
- 2♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:44
- 3☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:21: 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.