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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:50
- 2♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:44
- 3☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:38
- 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:02
- 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:56
- 11♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:02
- 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:45
- 11♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:51
- 12☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.