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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:53
- 4♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:56
- 8☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:43
- 11♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:14 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:43
- 3☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:56
- 6♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:54
- 10☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:06 to 06:22: 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.