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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:30
- 6♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:18
- 7☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:05
- 8♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:41
- 10☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:16
- 2☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:29
- 3♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:54
- 5☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:32 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.