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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:56
- 12♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 20:56
- 2♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:24: 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.