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 Monday, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:19
- 4♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:47
- 12☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:34
- 6♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:20
- 10☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:09 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.