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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:58: 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.