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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:28
- 6☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 12:58
- 9☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:29
- 12♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:29
- 2♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:49
- 4☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 22:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:19
- 7♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:07: 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.