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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:35
- 2☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:37
- 9☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:11 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.