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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:23
- 2☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:39
- 3♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:56
- 8♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:40
- 11☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:25
- 12♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:09
Other cities · Ukraine
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:08 to 06:23: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.