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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:18
- 7♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:10
- 12♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:10
- 2♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:38
- 4☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:19
- 7♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:33
- 8☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.