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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:42
- 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:14 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.