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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:26
- 12☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:37 to 06:47: 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.