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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:45: 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.