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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:34 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.