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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:18
- 7☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:40
- 10♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:27
- 11☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:15
- 12♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:15
- 2☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:53
- 5♂︎ Mars20:53 – 22:06
- 6☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:19
- 7♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:34 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.