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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.