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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:22
- 2♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:52
- 9♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:26
- 11☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:13
- 2♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:27
- 3☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:40
- 4♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:06
- 6☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.