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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:22 to 06:35: 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.