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, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:32
- 8♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:45
- 12☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:42
- 3♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:18
- 11☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:13: 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.