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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:49
- 9☉︎ Sun14:49 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:04
- 3♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.