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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 09:03
- 4♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:14
- 5☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:26
- 11♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:37
- 12☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:27 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.