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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:34
- 12♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:41: 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.