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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:45 to 06:53: 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.