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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:45
- 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:48
- 2☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.