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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:53
- 2☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:12 to 06:27: 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.