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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:33
- 2☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:45
- 2♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:33: 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.