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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:41
- 5☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:06
- 8♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:55
- 9☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:43
- 10♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:20
- 12☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:32
- 3♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:43
- 4☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:55
- 5♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:19
- 7☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:16: 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.