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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:06
- 2☉︎ Sun07:06 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:37
- 5☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:08
- 8♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:59
- 9☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:49
- 10♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:30
- 12☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:40
- 3♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:50
- 4☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:59
- 5♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:19
- 7☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:48
- 10♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:16 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.