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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:59
- 2♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:13
- 4♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:47
- 9♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:54
- 10☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:01
- 11♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:54
- 4♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:00
- 12☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:52 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.