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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.