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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:34
- 2♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:47
- 3☉︎ Sun07:47 – 09:00
- 4♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 15:05
- 9♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:18
- 10☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:31
- 11♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:57 – 20:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:18
- 4♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:05
- 5☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:48
- 11♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:35
- 12☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:21 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.