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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:18
- 2♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:30
- 6☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:54
- 9♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:41
- 10☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:29
- 11♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:42
- 4♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:54
- 5☉︎ Sun20:54 – 22:06
- 6♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:31
- 8☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:08
- 11♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.