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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.